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Red polka dots on a yellow background. The poka dot is a pattern consisting of an array of large filled circles of the same size. [1]Polka dots are commonly seen on children's clothing, toys, furniture, ceramics, and Central European folk art, but they appear in a wide array of contexts.
Hypoestes phyllostachya, the polka dot plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to South Africa, Madagascar, and south east Asia. The spots often merge into larger areas of colour.
Marian Uhlman [1] (née Sorenson; December 16, 1921 – October 17, 2003), known as Chili Williams or the Polka Dot Girl, was an American pin-up model and actress. A photograph of her wearing a polka-dot two-piece bathing suit appeared in Life magazine in 1943 and became one of the most popular pin-up photographs of World War II .
The polka dot sign is a radiological finding most commonly observed on axial computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the spine. [1] It is a hallmark feature of vertebral hemangiomas, a benign vascular tumor of the vertebral body. The sign refers to the appearance of multiple small, dot-like areas of sclerosis or ...
Red on yellow polka dots. Polka dot paint is a paint of "polka dot color", i.e., a paint which paints an object with a polka dot pattern.. The paint is traditionally the subject of a fool's errand prank played upon apprentices in the decoration or construction trade, who are sent to fetch a bucket of polka-dot paint.
Begonia maculata (maculata meaning "spotted"), the polka dot begonia, [2] is a species of begonia native to southeast Brazil. [3] [4] It grows naturally in the Atlantic rainforest, with occurrences confirmed in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro. [5] It has been introduced into Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and ...
Syntomeida epilais, the polka-dot wasp moth or oleander moth, is a species of moth thought to be native to the Caribbean. [1] Its larvae feed on the oleander plant. Like most wasp moths, these are day fliers.
The vast fields of polka dots, or "infinity nets", as she called them, were taken directly from her hallucinations. The earliest recorded work in which she incorporated these dots was a drawing in 1939 at age 10, in which the image of a Japanese woman in a kimono , presumed to be the artist's mother, is covered and obliterated by spots. [ 23 ]